Accountable care organizations (ACOs) seem to be growing faster than ever, even as some walk away from Medicare’s Pioneer ACO program. How are ACOs changing the market and what trends should distributors and manufactures pay close attention to? HIDA has done some homework on the topic and recently hosted a webinar on ACOs and acute [...]

Still feeling summer’s heat, it’s hard to believe some providers are already planning for cold weather scenarios. But as supply chain managers are looking for contingency plans that cover all aspects of disaster planning, they’re also looking to save money and improve labor efficiency. Increasingly, stockless or low unit of measure (LUM) models are the [...]

Over half the states in the U.S. have laws related to the tracing, or pedigree, of the pharmaceutical drug supply chain. Many of these laws contain competing and overlapping regulations and for companies working in multiple states, become an inefficient, expensive burden. For years, the industry has advocated for a national, uniform pharmaceutical traceability system [...]

Welcome to the new StreamliningHealthcare website, an online resource for the latest medical products distribution data and information. We encourage you to explore all of the site’s newest features, including: Resources—Read and download medical supply chain case studies, fact sheets, and statistics ePub—Access supply chain management best practices, healthcare policy, and industry research highlighted in [...]